# instead

**Part of speech:** ADV  
**Frequency rank:** #734 most common English word  
**Language:** English

## Nearby words by frequency

- [deserve](https://mostspoken.com/words/en/deserve)
- [short](https://mostspoken.com/words/en/short)
- [situation](https://mostspoken.com/words/en/situation)
- [near](https://mostspoken.com/words/en/near)
- [sing](https://mostspoken.com/words/en/sing)
- [jump](https://mostspoken.com/words/en/jump)
- [memory](https://mostspoken.com/words/en/memory)
- [idiot](https://mostspoken.com/words/en/idiot)
- [charlie](https://mostspoken.com/words/en/charlie)
- [cross](https://mostspoken.com/words/en/cross)
- [bill](https://mostspoken.com/words/en/bill)
- [witness](https://mostspoken.com/words/en/witness)

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Source: [https://mostspoken.com/words/en/instead](https://mostspoken.com/words/en/instead) — MostSpoken English frequency dictionary.